Live from Washington, D.C., it’s Cecily Strong!
The “Saturday Night Live” star has booked a new gig – she will host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in spring 2015.
“Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent,” WHCA President Christi Parsons said in a statement.
In addition to her time dishing out political jokes on “SNL’s” Weekend Update desk, Cecily has other journalistic political ties.
Her father, Bill Strong, served as Associated Press bureau chief at the Illinois statehouse.
Cecily is a Chicago native, and will be the fourth woman to host the dinner, currently scheduled for April 25.
“The Soup’s” Joel McHale hosted the dinner this year.
— Erin O’Sullivan
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